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Have you ever considered the possibility that the reason people disrespect you is not due to your weight, but rather to your abrasive and abusive attitude?Asked by eightythree27-deactivated201209

Oh, terribly sorry, am I Being Hostile?

As an aside for my civil rights activists buddies, [url]Derailing for Dummies[/url] is awesome. A list of topics on the site:

If You Won’t Educate Me How Can I Learn If You Cared About These Matters You’d Be Willing To Educate Me You’re Being Hostile But That Happens To Me Too! You’re Being Overemotional You’re Just Oversensitive You Just Enjoy Being Offended Being Offended Is Great For You Don’t You Have More Important Issues To Think About You’re Taking Things Too Personally It’s Only The Internet! You’re Not Being Intellectual Enough/You’re Being Overly Intellectual You’re Interrogating From The Wrong Perspective You’re Arguing With Opinions Not Fact Your Experience Is Not Representative Of Everyone Unless You Can Prove Your Experience Is Widespread I Won’t Believe It I Don’t Think You’re As Marginalised As You Claim Aren’t You Treating Each Other Worse Anyway But If It’s Okay For Marginalised People To Use Those Words, Why Can’t I? But You’re Different To The Others But It’s True! Well I Know Another Person From Your Group Who Disagrees! I’m Just Saying What Other People Believe. I Never Said I Agree I Said SOME Marginalised People Do That, Not ALL "It’s A Conspiracy!"You Have An Agenda A In B Situation Is Not Equivalent To X In Y Situation Anything You Can Do But I’m Not Like That - Stop Stereotyping! You’re Just Suffering Privilege EnvyWho Wins Gold in the Oppression Olympics? You Have A False Consciousness You’re Not Being A Team Player You’ve Lost Your Temper So I Don’t Have To Listen To You Anymore You Are Damaging Your Cause By Being Angry You’re As Bad As They Are Surprise! I Was Playing “Devil’s Advocate” All Along!

The site Derailing for Dummies has a different list, but I thought it best to post these lists of derailing tactics in one place before the post at This is Thin Privilege goes into the ether.

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This website is a simple, step by step guide to derailing an awkward conversation by dismissing or trivializing your opponent's perspective and experience. Just some of the many issues you can apply it to include: sexismracismtransphobiawhorephobiaclassismhomophobiaableismkinkphobiafatphobiaAfter reading this guide you will be able to marginalize anyone!